A PowerPoint
template is a pattern or blueprint of a slide or group of slides that you save as a .potx or .pptx file. Templates can contain layouts,
colorsA set of colors that is used in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.,
fontsA major and minor font that is applied to a style. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme.,
effectsA set of visual attributes that is applied to elements in a file. Theme colors, theme fonts, and theme effects compose a theme., background styles, and even content. You can modify a presentation or existing template, and then save it as your own custom template.
Do any of the following:
 | Create a new template based on a document |
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Open the presentation that you want to create the new template from.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
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On the File menu, click Close.
 | Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. |
| Create a new template based on another template |
You can customize an existing template to make it even more useful. Add static information to the existing template, then save the file again (as a template).
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template 
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click All.
 | Note If you can't find a template, you can search for a template based on keywords in the Search box. |
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Click a template that is similar to the one that you want to create, and then click Choose.
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Add, delete, or change any text, graphics, or formatting, and make any other changes that you want to appear in all new documents that you base on the template.
If you want to make one change to replicate it in several slide layouts, rather than changing each layout or slide individually, you can edit slide masters.
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On the File menu, click Save As.
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On the Format pop-up menu, click PowerPoint Template (.potx).
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In the Save As box, type the name that you want to use for the new template, and then click Save.
Unless you select a different location, the template is saved in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates.
| Tip To organize templates, use the Finder to create a new folder in
/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/My Templates, and then save your template in the new folder. |
| Start with a template to create a new document |
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On the Standard toolbar, click New from template .
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In the left navigation pane, under TEMPLATES, click My Templates.
| Note If you created folders to organize your templates, the folders display under My Templates. You need to click the folder to see the templates. |
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In the right navigation pane, you can select the colors, font, and slide size for the template.
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Click the template that you created, and then click Choose.
